Command-line tool

knot

brew/knot

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High-performance authoritative-only DNS server

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install knot

Linux

brew install knot

Look up the IP(s) associated with a hostname (A records)

kdig example.com

Specify a specific DNS server to query (e.g. Google DNS)

kdig example.com @8.8.8.8

Query a specific DNS record type associated with a given domain name

kdig example.com A

Browse

• Domains and DNS

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